Andriy khlyvnyuk, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me here. Good day, sir. Its a pleasure to have you here. Im very mindful that youve just made a pretty extraordinary journey, serving on the front line in ukraine with the Security Forces just a couple of days ago, and then, a long journey to here in london. In a couple of days, you will be making music in front of Tens Of Thousands of people at chelsea football stadium. All of that sounds kind of surreal. Does it feel that way to you . This is one kind of contrast. Three days ago, me and, actually, my partner who is here as a Shooting Cameraman we were under Artillery Fire in kherson, and then, a trip by bus, sleep on a bus last night, and then, a flight here. And here i am. This is quite a contrast, believe me. And im very, very glad and happy to observe People Living a peaceful life and having peace problems, chatting in cafes and having, i dont know, everything even those trafficjams is fun. Is there any sense of guilt whe
Persuasive rather than polarising . Kwame kwei armah, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much for having me. It is a great pleasure to have you. Now, youve been in the Theatre Business as an actor, a writer and a director for the best part of three decades. Ijust used that phrase, some would call it a cliche, about the culture wars. Does it feel to you that today there is a somewhat toxic culture war . I think youve framed it beautifully. It is toxic, but most importantly, its disingenuous. In my humble opinion. Its used to kind of create political fear. And ourjob as artists is, i think, fundamentally to take away that fear, to take away the binaries that i think this farce of the culture wars are. You know, i often hear politicians and im not one to diss politicians, but i also often hear politicians use race or class or immigration or use history as a Battering Ram to get themselves into the hearts of the populist. But those issues youve just outlined race, immigration they are centr
Now on bbc news. Click. This week, laras checking out some fast food sort of. Ive just been told to stand back as things might get messy. Dont know how messy. The Laundry Making Fast Fashion greener. And. Oh, no er, yeah, i think thats fast enough, thank you. Pizza baking, burger flipping, salad tossing. Over the years, weve seen food robots chop, fry and saute their way across the kitchen, saving us from one job at a time. Im such a lazy chef. I love eating the food but i want to make making it as quick as possible. See, i dont mind cooking, as long as you dont mind eating the same stuff every day. Well, i think theres a solution for both of our problems. Right lara over the years, weve seen more and more things become automated in the kitchen with various gadgets but now, the Robotic Kitchen may be upon us. This is the first to Market Robokitchen from moley robotics. Its a fully reliable product which you can put, actually, at your home or restaurant, everywhere, and its safe. Its ti
Now on bbc news. Take me to the opera the power of glyndebourne. Ive been an opera fan for decades, and i want to share my passion with you. So im on a mission to find out how opera is reinventing itself for the 21st century. This time i go to glyndebourne in the english countryside to find out why its a unique place that offers more than opera. Weve got beautiful grounds and gardens and lakes, a wonderful visual art gallery and then a wonderful opera. Glyndebourne may be a historic venue, but it is also trying to make Opera Fit For The Future by being a pioneer in sustainability. We were the first Arts Organisation to put up a wind turbine. Were running on wind. Glyndebourne, as an icon in operatic sustainability, has really got a very strong place. And glyndebourne is embracing a drive towards greater diversity. Its about making sure that Diverse Communities have access to opera. If we keep opening the door, more people will come into it. But does innovation, sustainability and diver
Spells of sunshine around. scattered showers, but not as many as we saw during sunday. however, as this weather system approaches from the west, we ll see thickening cloud and perhaps some misty, murky conditions across parts of south west england, south west wales and later into northern ireland, the odd splash of rain here late in the day. temperatures 17 21 degrees. through monday night, we will bring this weather system eastwards. not a huge amount of rain with it, there will be some showery rain, but it s certainly going to bring a lot of cloud, some mist and murk, particularly around the coasts and over some of the hills. northern half of the uk, though, the far north of england, northern ireland and scotland, likely to see quite a lot of sunshine on tuesday, albeit with a brisk northerly breeze affecting north eastern parts of scotland. temperatures generally between 16 20 degrees in most places. now, through tuesday night, as we bring some increasingly humid air in from the sou